986 Sqn

Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

No 985 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations

[1942 | 1943 | ]

Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1942

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
No personnel movements were recorded in the ORB for 1942 but the following personnel were mentioned as arriving in Algiers:-
Sqn Ldr	Bradshaw		Officer Commanding, No 985 Sqn
Flt Lt	Eagles		Adjutant
Flt Lt	Bloor		OC, 'A' Flight
Flt Lt	Clay		OC, 'C' Flight
Fg Off	Stewart
Fg Off	Pagan
Fg Off	Hughes		Equipment Officer
Plt Off	Carey

Source - No 985 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2332)

Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1942

Date	Notes
June
15 Jun 1942	No 985 Squadron was formed at RAF Chessington for service at Mombasa, but this was later changed to Algiers
July
August
September
Squadron was probably in training during these months
October
November
2 Nov 1942	Squadron moved from RAF Chessington to Fulford Park, York
xx Oct 1942	Squadron probably departed York for port of embarkation and embarked on a troopship, being in transit during this month
December
Squadron was probably in transit during this month

Source - No 985 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2332)

Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1943

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January
February
March
April
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June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Source - No 985 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2332)

Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1943

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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB

Source - No 985 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2332)

This entry was last updated on 20/11/25